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and_o ordination_n one_o of_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n do_v give_v unto_o he_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o assembly_n qq_n answer_v to_o the_o 32_o question_n p._n 48._o if_o the_o church_n have_v power_n by_o election_n to_o choose_v a_o minister_n and_o so_o power_n of_o institute_v he_o then_o of_o destitute_v also_o instituere_fw-la &_o destituere_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la est_fw-la potestatis_fw-la rr_z ibid._n p._n 44._o we_o conceive_v that_o every_o church_n proper_o so_o call_v though_o they_o be_v not_o above_o ten_o person_n or_o the_o least_o number_n that_o you_o mention_v have_v right_a and_o power_n from_o christ_n to_o transact_v all_o their_o own_o ecclesiastical_a business_n if_o so_o be_v they_o be_v able_a and_o carry_v matter_n just_o for_o the_o power_n of_o the_o key_n matth._n 16.19_o be_v commit_v by_o christ_n unto_o the_o church_n ss_z cotton_v catechism_n p._n 10._o it_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o presbytery_n to_o prepare_v matter_n for_o the_o church_n hear_v tt_z answer_v to_o the_o 32_o quest_n p._n 60._o in_o this_o sense_n matter_n with_o we_o be_v carry_v according_a to_o the_o vote_n of_o the_o major_a part_n that_o be_v with_o the_o joint_a consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n but_o yet_o because_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n of_o christ_n ww_o the_o proposition_n to_o which_o almost_o all_o our_o elder_n do_v agree_v when_o they_o be_v assemble_v together_o the_o first_o the_o fraternity_n be_v the_o first_o subject_n of_o all_o presbyterial_a power_n radicaliter_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la causatim_fw-la per_fw-la modum_fw-la collationis_fw-la non_fw-la habitualiter_fw-la non_fw-la actualiter_fw-la non_fw-la formaliter_fw-la xx_o anatom_n p._n 26._o i_o hear_v of_o no_o rule_v elder_n that_o ever_o mr_n simpson_n have_v in_o his_o church_n anatomist_n anatomize_v p._n 12._o it_o be_v true_a de_fw-fr facto_fw-la we_o have_v none_o but_o be_v resolve_v to_o have_v they_o 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the_o elder_n be_v culpable_a there_o be_v no_o ruler_n leave_v in_o that_o church_n to_o censure_v they_o as_o therefore_o the_o presbytery_n can_v excommunicate_v the_o whole_a church_n though_o apostate_n for_o they_o must_v tell_v the_o church_n and_o join_v with_o the_o church_n in_o that_o censure_n so_o neither_o can_v the_o church_n excommunicate_v the_o whole_a presbytery_n because_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v from_o christ_n a_o office_n of_o rule_n without_o their_o officer_n ib._n preface_n p._n 4._o he_o give_v unto_o the_o elder_n or_o presbytery_n a_o bind_a power_n of_o rule_n and_o authority_n peculiar_a unto_o they_o and_o to_o the_o brethren_n distinct_a and_o apart_o a_o interest_n of_o power_n and_o privilege_n to_o concur_v with_o they_o and_o that_o such_o affair_n shall_v not_o be_v transact_v but_o with_o the_o joint_a agreement_n of_o both_o though_o out_o of_o a_o different_a right_n so_o that_o as_o a_o church_n of_o brethren_n only_o can_v not_o proceed_v to_o any_o public_a censure_n without_o they_o have_v elder_n over_o they_o so_o neither_o in_o the_o church_n have_v the_o elder_n power_n to_o censure_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o people_n so_o as_o each_o alone_o have_v not_o power_n of_o excommunicate_v the_o whole_a of_o either_o though_o together_o they_o have_v power_n over_o any_o particular_a person_n or_o person_n in_o each_o bbb_n ibid._n also_o keyes_n p._n 13._o else_o the_o brethren_n have_v a_o power_n of_o order_n and_o the_o privilege_n to_o expostulate_v with_o their_o brethren_n in_o case_n of_o private_a scandal_n so_o in_o case_n of_o public_a scandal_n the_o whole_a church_n of_o brethren_n have_v power_n and_o privilege_n to_o join_v with_o the_o elder_n in_o inquire_v hear_v judge_v of_o public_a scandal_n so_o as_o to_o bind_v notorious_a offender_n and_o impenitent_n under_o censure_n and_o
to_o forgive_v the_o repentant_a ccc_o the_o proposition_n 3._o prop._n the_o fraternity_n have_v authoritative_a concurrence_n with_o the_o presbytery_n in_o judicial_a act_n ddd_o key_n p._n 16._o though_o the_o church_n want_v authority_n to_o excommunicate_v their_o presbytery_n yet_o they_o want_v not_o liberty_n to_o withdraw_v from_o they_o eee_o keyes_n preface_n p._n 5._o when_o we_o first_o read_v this_o of_o this_o learned_a author_n know_v what_o have_v be_v the_o more_o general_a current_n both_o of_o the_o practice_n and_o judgement_n of_o our_o brethren_n for_o the_o congregationall_a way_n we_o confess_v we_o be_v fill_v with_o wonderment_n at_o that_o divine_a hand_n that_o have_v thus_o lead_v the_o judgement_n without_o the_o least_o mutual_a interchange_n or_o intimation_n of_o thought_n or_o notion_n in_o these_o particticular_a of_o our_o brethren_n there_o and_o ourselves_o here_o fff_n ibid._n only_o we_o crave_v leave_v of_o the_o reverend_a author_n to_o declare_v that_o we_o assent_n not_o to_o all_o expression_n etc._n etc._n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la ggg_n tabula_fw-la potestas_fw-la charitativa_fw-la merè_fw-la est_fw-la primo_fw-la fratâ—um_fw-la &_o presbyterorum_fw-la charitatiuè_fw-la non_fw-la politicè_fw-la ambulantium_fw-la secundo_fw-la sororum_fw-la hhh_o vide_fw-la supra_fw-la chap._n 4._o f_o three_o vide_fw-la supra_fw-la chap._n 3._o m_n kkk_n bastwicks_n independency_n p._n 99_o the_o five_o quaere_fw-la be_v whether_o the_o woman_n and_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o minister_n have_v the_o key_n and_o whether_o the_o woman_n have_v all_o their_o vote_n in_o the_o church_n both_o for_o election_n and_o reprobation_n of_o member_n and_o officer_n as_o well_o as_o the_o man_n and_o whether_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o they_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o make_n of_o any_o one_o a_o member_n or_o officer_n so_o that_o if_o they_o gainsay_v it_o be_v the_o great_a number_n or_o allow_v of_o it_o the_o most_o voice_n carry_v the_o business_n the_o practice_n of_o this_o the_o brethren_n in_o some_o of_o their_o congregation_n hold_v for_o orthodox_n mr_n prynne_v fresh_a discovery_n in_o his_o dedicatory_a epistle_n to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 5._o and_o to_o interest_n the_o female_a sex_n and_o draw_v they_o to_o their_o party_n they_o allow_v they_o not_o only_o decisive_a vote_n but_o liberty_n of_o preach_v prophesy_a speak_v in_o their_o congregatition_n lll_v key_n p._n 6._o we_o be_v far_o from_o allow_v that_o sacrilegious_a usurpation_n of_o the_o minister_n office_n which_o we_o hear_v of_o to_o our_o grief_n to_o be_v practise_v in_o some_o place_n that_o private_a christian_n ordinary_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n public_o and_o to_o minister_v the_o sacrament_n katherine_n chidleys_n justification_n of_o the_o independent_a church_n p._n 28._o yet_o that_o the_o church_n must_v want_v the_o word_n preach_v or_o the_o sacrament_n administer_v till_o they_o have_v pastor_n and_o teacher_n in_o office_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v prove_v but_o that_o which_o have_v be_v allege_v be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v that_o the_o family_n must_v not_o be_v unprovided_a for_o either_o for_o the_o absence_n or_o the_o negligence_n of_o a_o steward_n mmm_o keyes_n p._n 53._o a_o particular_a congregation_n be_v the_o first_o subject_n of_o the_o church_n power_n be_v unavoidable_o independent_a upon_o any_o other_o church_n or_o body_n for_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o for_o the_o first_o subject_n of_o any_o accident_n or_o adjunct_n be_v independent_a upon_o any_o other_o either_o for_o the_o enjoy_n or_o for_o the_o employ_v the_o have_v or_o use_v of_o the_o same_o nnn_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la mmm_o ooo_o answer_v to_o the_o 32_o question_n p._n 36._o for_o dependency_n upon_o man_n or_o other_o church_n or_o other_o subordination_n unto_o they_o in_o regard_n of_o church-government_n or_o power_n we_o know_v not_o of_o any_o such_o appoint_a by_o christ_n in_o his_o word_n ppp_n wield_v answer_n to_o rathband_n 14._o chap._n our_o church_n be_v tender_a to_o persuade_v man_n to_o act_v without_o light_n much_o more_o to_o command_v or_o to_o compel_v both_o which_o very_a word_n though_o the_o thing_n require_v be_v lawful_a be_v odious_a in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n most_o fit_o become_v the_o synagogue_n of_o anti-christ_n qqq_n vide_fw-la cotton_v keyes_n p._n 8._o &_o infra_fw-la zzz_n rrr_n cotton_v catechism_n p._n 13._o all_o the_o church_n thereabouts_o may_v meet_v together_o and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n may_v confute_v and_o condemn_v such_o error_n in_o doctrine_n or_o practice_n as_o be_v offensive_a to_o prevent_v the_o spread_a either_o of_o the_o gangrene_n of_o heresy_n or_o of_o the_o leprosy_n of_o sin_n and_o if_o the_o church_n offend_v shall_v not_o yet_o hearken_v unto_o their_o brethren_n though_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n have_v not_o power_n to_o deliver_v they_o to_o satan_n yet_o they_o have_v power_n to_o draw_v from_o they_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o fellowship_n vide_fw-la infra_fw-la sss_n sss_n key_n p._n 57_o in_o the_o election_n and_o ordination_n of_o officer_n and_o censure_n of_o offender_n let_v it_o suffice_v the_o church_n consociate_v to_o assist_v one_o another_o with_o their_o counsel_n but_o let_v they_o not_o put_v forth_o the_o power_n of_o their_o community_n to_o take_v such_o church_n censure_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n let_v synod_n have_v their_o just_a authority_n in_o all_o church_n how_o pure_a so_o ever_o in_o determine_v such_o diataxeis_n as_o be_v requisite_a for_o the_o edification_n of_o all_o church_n key_n preface_n p._n 4._o he_o acknowledge_v that_o synod_n or_o class_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n unto_o who_o christ_n have_v commit_v a_o due_a and_o just_a measure_n of_o power_n furnish_v they_o not_o only_o with_o ability_n to_o give_v counsel_n but_o also_o a_o ministerial_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o determine_v declare_v and_o enjoin_v such_o thing_n as_o may_v tend_v to_o the_o reduce_n of_o congregation_n to_o right_a order_n and_o peace_n but_o not_o arm_v they_o with_o power_n of_o excommunicate_v either_o congregation_n or_o their_o member_n they_o be_v to_o leave_v the_o former_a act_n of_o this_o censure_n to_o that_o authority_n which_o can_v only_o execute_v it_o place_v by_o christ_n in_o these_o church_n themselves_o which_o if_o they_o deny_v to_o do_v or_o persist_v in_o their_o miscarriage_n then_o the_o synod_n may_v determine_v to_o withdraw_v communion_n from_o they_o ttt_n ibid._n www_o key_n p._n 50.51_o the_o magistrate_n address_v themselves_o to_o the_o establishment_n of_o religion_n and_o reformation_n of_o corruption_n by_o civil_a punishment_n upon_o the_o wilful_a opposer_n josiah_n put_v to_o death_n idolatrous_a priest_n nor_o be_v that_o a_o peculiar_a duty_n of_o the_o king_n of_o juda_n for_o of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new-testament_n it_o be_v prophesy_v that_o in_o some_o case_n capital_a punishment_n shall_v proceed_v against_o false_a prophet_n thirty_o keyes_n preface_n p._n 4._o he_o assert_v a_o association_n of_o church_n send_v their_o elder_n and_o messenger_n into_o a_o synod_n so_o he_o purposely_o choose_v to_o style_v these_o assembly_n of_o elder_n which_o the_o reform_a church_n do_v call_v class_n or_o presbytery_n yyy_a cotton_v catechism_n p._n 3._o the_o office_n or_o work_n of_o the_o roll_a elder_n be_v to_o moderate_v the_o carriage_n of_o all_o matter_n of_o the_o church_n assemble_v as_o to_o propound_v matter_n to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o order_v the_o season_n of_o speech_n and_o silence_n in_o the_o church_n zzz_n key_n p._n 48._o the_o pattern_n of_o synod_n be_v set_v before_o we_o act_v 15._o there_o the_o apostle_n assemble_v together_o with_o the_o elder_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o brethren_n together_o with_o they_o the_o whole_a synod_n be_v satisfy_v determine_v of_o a_o judicial_a sentence_n and_o of_o a_o way_n to_o publish_v it_o by_o letter_n and_o messenger_n so_o the_o matter_n be_v at_o last_o judge_v in_o a_o congregation_n of_o church_n in_o a_o church_n of_o church_n for_o what_o be_v a_o synod_n else_o but_o a_o church_n of_o church_n ibid._n p_o 57_o all_o the_o liberty_n of_o church_n be_v purchase_v to_o they_o by_o the_o precius_fw-la blood_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o therefore_o neither_o may_v the_o church_n give_v they_o away_o nor_o many_o church_n take_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o one_o aaaa_o keyes_n preface_n p._n 6._o in_o all_o humility_n we_o yet_o see_v not_o that_o assembly_n of_o apostle_n elder_n and_o brethren_n act_n 15_o to_o have_v be_v a_o formal_a synod_n bbbb_n 1_o ibid._n 4._o he_o aâ—knowledgeth_v a_o synod_n to_o be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o rectify_v of_o male_a administration_n and_o heal_a dissension_n in_o particular_a congregation_n and_o the_o like_a case_n in_o such_o case_n
unlawful_a it_o be_v a_o prerogative_n proper_a to_o god_n to_o require_v obedience_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n because_o of_o his_o authority_n and_o will._n it_o be_v a_o evil_a speech_n in_o some_o that_o in_o some_o thing_n the_o will_n of_o the_o law_n not_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o must_v be_v the_o rule_n of_o conscience_n to_o walk_v by_o and_o that_o prince_n may_v forbid_v man_n to_o seek_v any_o other_o reason_n but_o their_o authority_n yea_o when_o they_o command_v man_n frivola_fw-la &_o dura_fw-la and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o magistrate_n in_o all_o law_n about_o indifferent_a thing_n to_o show_v the_o reason_n not_o only_o the_o will_n to_o show_v the_o expediency_n as_o well_o as_o the_o indifferency_n of_o thing_n of_o that_o nature_n and_o because_o the_o judgement_n of_o expedient_a and_o inexpedient_a thing_n be_v often_o difficult_a and_o diverse_a it_o be_v meet_v that_o such_o law_n shall_v not_o proceed_v without_o due_a consideration_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o expediency_n set_v down_o in_o the_o word_n which_o be_v these_o three_o first_o the_o rule_n of_o piety_n that_o they_o may_v make_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 10.31_o second_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n that_o no_o scandal_n come_v thereby_o to_o any_o weak_a brother_n 1_o cor._n 8.13_o three_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n that_o no_o man_n be_v force_v to_o submit_v against_o his_o conscience_n rom._n 14_o 14_o 23._o nnnnnn_n 1_o vide_fw-la supra_fw-la chap._n 2._o kkkkk_n nnnnnn_n 2_o cotton_v model_n in_o the_o bloody_a tenet_n p._n 140._o the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n to_o publish_v and_o apply_v such_o civil_a law_n in_o a_o state_n as_o either_o be_v express_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o moses_n judicial_n to_o wit_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v of_o general_a and_o moral_a equity_n and_o so_o bind_v all_o nation_n in_o all_o age_n or_o else_o to_o be_v deduct_v by_o way_n of_o general_a consequence_n and_o proportion_n from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n nnnnnn_n 3_o ibid._n p._n 118._o a_o strange_a model_n of_o a_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n after_o the_o mosaical_a and_o jewish_a pattern_n frame_v by_o many_o able_a learned_a and_o godly_a hand_n which_o wake_v moses_n from_o his_o unknown_a grave_n and_o deny_v jesus_n yet_o to_o have_v see_v the_o earth_n oooooo_o plain_n deal_v p._n 23._o the_o minister_n give_v their_o vote_n in_o all_o election_n of_o magistrate_n pppppp_n ibid._n p._n 25._o the_o minister_n advise_v in_o make_v of_o law_n especial_o ecclesiastic_a and_o be_v present_a in_o court_n and_o advise_v in_o some_o case_n criminal_a and_o in_o frame_v of_o fundamental_a law_n ibid._n p._n 27._o a_o draught_n of_o a_o body_n of_o fundamental_a law_n according_a to_o the_o judicial_a law_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v be_v contrive_v by_o the_o minister_n and_o magistrate_n and_o offer_v to_o the_o general_n court_n to_o be_v establish_v and_o publish_v to_o the_o people_n qqqqqq_n cotton_v three_o vial_n p._n 8._o in_o old_a time_n if_o a_o man_n play_v the_o false_a prophet_n the_o lord_n judge_v he_o to_o death_n and_o so_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o in_o the_o old_a he_o condemn_v all_o such_o to_o death_n it_o be_v a_o law_n deut._n 13._o that_o false_a prophet_n who_o do_v fundamental_o pervert_v religion_n shall_v not_o live_v if_o high_a treason_n against_o prince_n on_o earth_n just_o be_v punish_v by_o death_n very_o this_o be_v as_o dishonourable_a to_o the_o prince_n of_o all_o prince_n that_o whole_a 13_o of_o deut._n be_v spend_v about_o the_o seduce_a of_o false_a prophet_n and_o he_o put_v a_o threefold_a gradation_n if_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n therefore_o never_o so_o seem_o holy_a by_o his_o place_n and_o gift_n he_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n if_o there_o be_v never_o so_o many_o that_o shall_v join_v if_o a_o whole_a city_n shall_v join_v together_o in_o such_o a_o course_n thou_o shall_v rise_v against_o it_o and_o destroy_v the_o city_n and_o burn_v it_o with_o fire_n and_o leave_v not_o a_o stone_n upon_o a_o stone_n ibid._n p._n 12._o the_o three_o reason_n be_v take_v from_o the_o just_a desert_n of_o soule-murther_n there_o be_v none_o of_o all_o these_o priest_n or_o jesuit_n or_o heretic_n but_o they_o worry_v and_o devour_v the_o soul_n of_o god_n people_n and_o this_o murder_n of_o soul_n be_v just_o a_o capital_a crime_n as_o moses_n say_v before_o if_o they_o thrust_v thou_o from_o thy_o god_n let_v not_o thy_o eye_n spare_v such_o kind_n of_o corrupter_n ibid._n p._n 16._o be_v not_o moses_n moral_a law_n of_o perpetual_a equity_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o all_o age_n be_v not_o murder_v of_o soul_n as_o damnable_a now_o as_o then_o a_o wonder_n that_o such_o frivolous_a interpretation_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o hinder_v the_o free_a passage_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n on_o such_o notorious_a offender_n cotton_v three_o vial_n p._n 8._o on_o the_o 22_o of_o joshua_n when_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a set_v up_o a_o altar_n by_o jordan_n although_o they_o think_v not_o to_o bring_v in_o a_o other_o object_n of_o worship_n but_o another_o manner_n of_o worship_n yet_o the_o other_o tribe_n will_v have_v cut_v they_o off_o if_o they_o have_v find_v another_o altar_n for_o worship_n he_o be_v the_o same_o god_n and_o hâ—s_a zeal_n be_v as_o deep_o provoke_v against_o the_o like_a kind_n of_o viciousness_n now_o as_o ever_o he_o be_v then_o ibid._n p._n 17._o a_o soul_n that_o sin_v of_o ignorance_n may_v be_v pardon_v but_o if_o he_o shall_v continue_v obstinate_a be_v it_o a_o city_n or_o a_o tribe_n they_o shall_v not_o suffer_v such_o in_o a_o country_n but_o you_o will_v say_v that_o the_o tare_n and_o wheat_n may_v grow_v together_o grant_v but_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o brier_n and_o thorn_n shall_v grow_v up_o with_o they_o ibid._n p._n 19_o you_o see_v the_o first_o use_n be_v to_o justify_v the_o equity_n of_o such_o capital_a punishment_n upon_o priest_n and_o jesuit_n and_o consequent_o on_o such_o who_o bring_v in_o other_o god_n or_o another_o way_n of_o worship_v the_o true_a god_n then_o that_o wherein_o we_o may_v enjoy_v fellowship_n with_o the_o true_a god_n cotton_v three_o vial_n p._n 19.20_o for_o a_o second_o use_n it_o may_v serve_v to_o reprove_v the_o carnal_a and_o sinful_a foolish_a pity_n that_o be_v find_v in_o any_o estate_n that_o shall_v be_v spare_v to_o spill_v such_o blood_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o jesuit_n the_o lord_n loathe_v this_o kind_n of_o lenity_n and_o indulgency_n curse_v be_v he_o that_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n negligent_o and_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o keep_v back_o his_o sword_n from_o blood_n when_o the_o lord_n call_v we_o to_o sheathe_v the_o sword_n of_o authority_n on_o such_o kind_n of_o delinquent_n a_o state_n shall_v be_v separate_a from_o god_n for_o these_o toleration_n rrrrrr_n vide_fw-la supra_fw-la chap._n 6._o s_o ssssss_n goodwin_n theomachy_n also_o chap._n 5_o g_z h_n and_o chap._n 6._o kkkkkk_v 2_o also_o chap._n 6._o bbbb_n hhhh_o chap._n vii_o it_o be_v unjust_a scrupulosity_n to_o require_v satisfaction_n of_o the_o true_a grace_n of_o every_o church-member_n principle_n have_v set_v down_o the_o proceed_n and_o tenet_n of_o the_o brownist_n and_o independent_o so_o far_o as_o my_o slender_a read_n of_o some_o of_o their_o write_n and_o observation_n of_o their_o way_n have_v bring_v to_o my_o memory_n at_o this_o time_n before_o i_o leave_v they_o it_o will_v not_o be_v unfit_a to_o examine_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o chief_a principle_n whereby_o they_o have_v disturb_v the_o church_n and_o will_v continue_v so_o to_o do_v until_o they_o have_v change_v their_o mind_n for_o shortness_n i_o will_v pitch_v but_o upon_o four_o ground_n which_o the_o independent_o have_v learn_v in_o the_o brownist_n school_n the_o first_o concern_v the_o member_n of_o a_o congregation_n the_o next_o three_o concern_v their_o power_n we_o will_v first_o consider_v whither_o the_o member_n of_o every_o particular_a church_n be_v oblige_v at_o their_o first_o admission_n to_o show_v to_o the_o whole_a congregation_n convince_a sign_n of_o their_o regeneration_n and_o true_a grace_n second_o whether_o the_o people_n of_o a_o congregation_n have_v a_o power_n of_o voice_n in_o every_o ecclesiastic_a affair_n three_o whether_o the_o power_n of_o the_o congregation_n be_v absolute_a and_o independent_a four_o whither_o every_o man_n who_o have_v a_o gift_n though_o not_o a_o office_n have_v power_n to_o preach_v and_o prophesy_v public_o the_o first_o question_n be_v of_o the_o grear_a importance_n it_o the_o independent_o will_v glad_o dissemble_v their_o mind_n therein_o to_o this_o day_n they_o have_v decline_v all_o
the_o key_n to_o every_o believer_n for_o some_o believer_n be_v not_o member_n of_o any_o church_n and_o the_o key_n be_v only_o for_o domestic_n neither_o do_v they_o put_v the_o key_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o believer_n alone_o for_o so_o judas_n and_o many_o pastor_n for_o want_n of_o true_a faith_n can_v not_o valid_o either_o preach_v or_o baptize_v the_o key_n therefore_o be_v not_o promise_v to_o peter_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o believer_n but_o in_o the_o quality_n of_o a_o apostle_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n as_o be_v clear_v in_o the_o parallele_v place_n of_o math_n &_o john_n where_o the_o gift_n here_o promise_v be_v actual_o confer_v upon_o all_o the_o apostle_n who_o all_o be_v elder_n and_o who_o office_n of_o open_v and_o close_v the_o door_n of_o heaven_n be_v to_o remain_v in_o the_o church_n to_o the_o world_n end_n not_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o every_o believer_n but_o of_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o church_n join_v in_o that_o presbytery_n which_o other_o scripture_n do_v mention_v ground_n second_o they_o reason_n from_o maâ—_n 18._o who_o ever_o be_v the_o church_n to_o who_o scandal_n must_v be_v tell_v and_o which_o must_v be_v hear_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n they_o have_v the_o power_n of_o church_n censure_n but_o the_o people_n be_v that_o church_n ergo._fw-la ans_fw-fr we_o deny_v the_o minor_a with_o the_o good_a leave_n of_o our_o brethren_n for_o albeit_o they_o be_v wont_n to_o make_v the_o people_n alone_o without_o their_o officer_n the_o church_n in_o this_o place_n prove_v hence_o the_o people_n power_n of_o jurisdiction_n before_o they_o have_v any_o officer_n also_o their_o power_n to_o cast_v out_o all_o their_o officer_n when_o they_o have_v get_v they_o yet_o now_o they_o have_v go_v from_o the_o separatist_n thus_o far_o as_o to_o say_v that_o the_o people_n alone_o can_v be_v the_o church_n here_o mention_v but_o the_o church_n must_v be_v the_o people_n with_o their_o officer_n who_o 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without_o their_o consent_n but_o not_o without_o their_o action_n we_o add_v a_o three_o step_n whether_o our_o former_a argument_n must_v draw_v they_o that_o the_o church_n here_o mean_v must_v be_v the_o governor_n alone_o without_o the_o people_n concurrence_n for_o if_o excommunication_n the_o great_a act_n of_o government_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o people_n either_o by_o themselves_o alone_o or_o joint_o by_o way_n of_o concurrence_n with_o their_o officer_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o people_n be_v either_o sole_a governor_n above_o their_o officer_n or_o joint_a governor_n with_o their_o officer_n which_o albeit_o our_o brethren_n do_v hold_v late_o with_o the_o separatist_n yet_o now_o they_o will_v not_o assert_v so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o they_o declare_v it_o to_o be_v their_o judgement_n and_o practice_n that_o the_o elder_n alone_o without_o the_o people_n do_v meet_v apart_o in_o their_o presbytery_n to_o hear_v all_o offence_n and_o to_o prepare_v they_o for_o public_a judgement_n whence_o i_o thus_o argue_v they_o to_o who_o offence_n be_v to_o be_v tell_v immediate_o after_o the_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n be_v not_o hear_v they_o be_v the_o church_n to_o who_o in_o this_o place_n the_o power_n of_o excommunication_n be_v give_v but_o the_o elder_n alone_o without_o the_o people_n be_v set_v apart_o in_o their_o presbytery_n be_v they_o to_o who_o offence_n be_v to_o be_v tell_v etc._n etc._n ergo_fw-la the_o major_n be_v clear_a from_o the_o text_n for_o it_o speak_v but_o of_o one_o church_n which_o must_v be_v tell_v and_o hear_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o censure_n the_o minor_a be_v their_o own_o confession_n and_o practice_n and_o if_o that_o meeting_n of_o the_o elder_n to_o who_o they_o tell_v the_o offence_n for_o preparation_n of_o the_o process_n to_o their_o people_n voice_n be_v not_o the_o church_n here_o mention_v then_o their_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o bring_v scandal_n first_o to_o the_o presbytery_n before_o they_o 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